Reinventing Shared Leadership to Support Nursing's Evolving Role in Healthcare

Today's nurse leaders are confronted with unprecedented change. Healthcare reform, the Institute of Medicine's report1 on the future of nursing, fiscal constraints, and increased expectations for quality outcomes are shaping our environment in ways that few of us imaged even 5 years ago. To thrive in this brave new world of nursing and healthcare, nurse leaders need to develop both a new vision and new approaches to create a positive future.